Access to the web is a human right, says Bruce Lawson. It should not matter if you browse using a mobile phone, or with an assistive technology because of a disability. You should still have access to the same website a desktop user enjoys.

Small firms have to decide whether to build or remake Web sites to accommodate them. The investment may be hefty, but so is the risk of ignoring an expanding market. … Companies can avoid the confusion and hassle of having two separate Web addresses by creating a single Web site that is viewable on either a PC or cellphone.

“One Web” isn’t a new idea, of course. Here’s a presentation called W3C – One Web: Going Mobile by Steve Bratt, former CEO of the W3C from November 2006.

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